Brewer v. State

NEUMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from postconviction rulings that have denied appellant Ronald Brewer relief from his 1975 murder conviction. We affirm.

In January 1975, Brewer was an inmate at the men’s reformatory at Anamosa, Iowa. While incarcerated, he gained the friendship of a guard named Herbert Pen-nock. Pennock frequently accompanied Brewer on authorized outings beyond the prison walls.

Such an outing occurred the evening of January 29, 1975. Brewer was scheduled to teach a first-aid class at the Anamosa High School. Pennock was to provide the transportation. More importantly,…